Core Refusal Reason
The application was refused because the applicants failed to demonstrate a functional rural housing need, the development would create a traffic hazard on a substandard road, and the proposal would be visually intrusive in a designated Area of High Amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicants failed to demonstrate a demonstrable functional social or economic need to live in the open countryside, contrary to the settlement strategy for the Rural Area and Objective CPO 6.41 of the County Development Plan.
- The proposed development would endanger public safety by reason of a traffic hazard due to its location on a substandard minor road and the failure to provide adequate sightlines at the site entrance.
- The proposal, by reason of its design, scale, and elevated nature, would be visually intrusive and result in an unacceptable scar on a landscape designated as an Area of High Amenity.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CPO 4.14CPO 4.15CPO 6.41CPO 12.34CPO 13.16Table 6.3Objective CPO 6.4
Decision Document Summary
This application proposed a split-level single-storey dwelling with a wastewater treatment system and new entrance at Dunranhill, Co. Wicklow, a site located within a designated Area of High Amenity. The Planning Authority refused permission on three primary grounds: the applicants did not meet the criteria for a rural housing need under the County Development Plan; the development would exacerbate traffic safety issues on a narrow, substandard road with inadequate sightlines; and the project wo...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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